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Looking up the tower at Fenwick Island Lighthouse

There is a unique perspective when one looks directly up the lighthouse tower.

As I stood on the sandy shore, my gaze was drawn upwards towards the towering Fenwick Island Lighthouse. The sturdy structure stood tall against the backdrop of the endless ocean, its white facade gleaming in the sunlight. With each step closer, a feeling of awe and wonder grew within me.

Fenwick Island Lighthouse Vertical Panorama
Fenwick Island Lighthouse Vertical Panorama

Reaching the base of the lighthouse, I craned my neck to look up at its magnificent tower. The painted brick walls seemed to whisper stories of ships guided safely through treacherous waters by its steadfast beacon. The circular symmetry of course of bricks caught my eye; each layer revealing a unique aspect of its purposeful design.

With my imagination building inside me, I envisioned climbing higher until finally reaching the top: the lantern room. Stepping inside, I might be greeted by a breathtaking panoramic view that stretched as far as my eyes could see. Looking out at this vantage point, it was as though time had slowed down and all worries melted away into nothingness. Standing here atop history and beauty encapsulated in stone and the glass of the lantern room, made me feel connected to something greater than myself – a beacon calling out to lost souls in need. I only wish I could climb the tower. Maybe one day…

Looking up inside the Fenwick Island Lighthouse
The circular staircase inside the Fenwick Island Light seems to disappear into the void…

In that moment standing at the base, I realized that looking up at the Fenwick Island Lighthouse tower wasn’t just about witnessing an impressive feat of engineering or experiencing picturesque views; it was about finding solace and inspiration in its unwavering presence. This majestic structure was not only a guardian of maritime safety but also a symbol of hope and resilience that has stood against storms both literal and metaphorical throughout the decades.

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Fenwick Island Lighthouse on the Rocks

Standing tall against the storm in a make-believe location…

Here is an imaginary mashup of an actual photograph of the Fenwick Island Lighthouse in a composite presentation with an ai-created stormy sky as the background.

Fenwick Island Lighthouse on the Rocks
Fenwick Island Lighthouse on the Rocks

This could be a nightmare scenario if there were to be an upheaval of the earths internal forces, creating a new geologic structure for the geographic island of Fenwick Island. But, of course, that would need be coupled with massive climate change and the resultant huge rise is sea level. Right?

Fenwick Island Lighthouse on the Rocks Monochrome
Fenwick Island Lighthouse on the Rocks Monochrome

Could this really happen?

Truly hypothetical, of course, but there are many who understand that climate change is a real thing. From elementary school science we are taught about the history of our planet. The Ice Ages began 2.4 million years ago and lasted until 11,500 years ago. During this time, the earth’s climate repeatedly changed between very cold periods, during which glaciers covered large parts of the world and very warm periods during which many of the glaciers melted and the sea levels rose and flooded many lands. You do know what caused the end of the last Ice Age, don’t you? It was Global Warming, of course.

The following is excerpted from the USGS “Water Science School” article on Sea Level and Climate Change…
Climate-related sea-level changes of the last century are very minor compared with the large changes in sea level that occur as climate oscillates between the cold and warm intervals that are part of the Earth’s natural cycle of long-term climate change.
During cold-climate intervals, known as glacial epochs or ice ages, sea level falls because of a shift in the global hydrologic cycle: water is evaporated from the oceans and stored on the continents as large ice sheets and expanded ice caps, ice fields, and mountain glaciers. Global sea level was about 125 meters below today’s sea level at the last glacial maximum about 20,000 years ago (Fairbanks, 1989). As the climate warmed, sea level rose because the melting North American, Eurasian, South American, Greenland, and Antarctic ice sheets returned their stored water to the world’s oceans. During the warmest intervals, called interglacial epochs, sea level is at its highest. Today we are living in the most recent interglacial, an interval that started about 10,000 years ago and is called the Holocene Epoch by geologists.

Of course, the above images are available as wall art prints and on a variety of home decor items.
Link to: Fenwick Island Lighthouse on the Rocks
Link to: Fenwick Island Lighthouse on the Rocks Monochrome
Link to real photographs of: The Fenwick Island Lighthouse Collection